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Italian scientists race against time to study Europe’s southernmost glacier

Italian scientists are racing against time to study, scan and sample Europe’s southernmost glacier before it melts and disappears as a result of rising global temperatures. Researchers conducted a preliminary radar survey of the Calderone glacier in ...

17 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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Drone search resumes for missing hikers on Italian glacier after avalanche

Rescuers using drones have resumed the search for an estimated 13 hikers who are unaccounted for following an avalanche in northern Italy. At least seven people died in the tragedy which is being blamed in large part on rising temperatures that are ...

05 Jul 2022 at 11:19

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Scientists begin mission to explore Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier

A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better understand how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica’s ice. Thirty-two scientists are ...

06 Jan 2022 at 10:25

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Two people still missing after tourist killed in Iceland ice cave collapse

Icelandic rescuers worked by hand on Monday to cut through the remnants of a collapsed ice cave as they searched for two tourists missing for more than 24 hours after a glacier in the south-eastern part of the island caved in, killing one ...

26 Aug 2024 at 15:42

Seafloor images shed new light on Thwaites Glacier retreat

Scientists have mapped a critical area of seafloor in front of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica in high-resolution for the first time, giving them a window into how fast it has retreated and moved in the past. The glacier has been an ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:00

Storms hamper search for missing following glacier avalanche in Italy

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17 unaccounted for following glacier avalanche in Italy

Thunderstorms have hampered the search for more than a dozen hikers who remain unaccounted for a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier in Italy broke off, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks down the slope. Officials put ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:29

More than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk since 1997, study finds

More than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk, with almost half showing “no sign of recovery”, scientists have said, who believe climate change is probably responsible. Warm water on the western side of the continent has been ...

12 Oct 2023 at 19:00

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Mountain glaciers ‘facing up to 80% reduction’ without cut in greenhouse gases

Glaciers in the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges could lose up to 80% of their current volume this century without a sharp reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. The report by the Kathmandu-based ...

20 Jun 2023 at 11:34

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Swiss glaciers lost 10% of their volume in last two years, experts say

A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel has reported a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter. ...

28 Sept 2023 at 08:38

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Giant iceberg blocks scientists hoping to study ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Teams of scientists sailing to examine the “Doomsday Glacier” in Antarctica are having trouble getting there. A large iceberg broke off the deteriorating Thwaites Glacier and, along with sea ice, it is blocking two ...

03 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Switzerland backs climate Bill with net-zero target for 2050

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Vote projections indicate Swiss approve climate Bill as nation’s glaciers melt

A majority of Swiss citizens have voted in favour of a Bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Final results released by public broadcaster ...

18 Jun 2023 at 16:58

Polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ‘ice trials’ in Antarctica

Research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed “ice trials” during its maiden voyage to Antarctica, a key milestone in the vessel’s commissioning. The trials saw the polar research ship tested through ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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